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Deborah Meaden rages at Sunak and Truss' response to climate change 'They have no idea!'

Climate change was pretty weak from both of them," she declared after watching one of the pair's televised debates.She added: "They clearly have no idea of the scale…."Rishi Sunak has already been slammed for "economic illiteracy" over the issue.In previous government debates, he consistently voted against policies aimed at minimising the perils of climate change and global warming.And just before the pandemic began, he dismissed the idea of a proposal to cut almost all transport emissions by 2030.Back in 2016, he chose not to vote in favour of lowering the maximum carbon emissions for new homes.Meanwhile, he even stood against plans for a windfall tax against oil and gas companies.However he did create incentives for those who installed eco-friendly insulation in their homes, and cut VAT for those who chose to install solar panels on their homes.Plus he also grabbed attention when his Budget Statement announced he would like to divert £1 billion to a Net Zero innovation fund.When asked what members of the public could do in the fight against climate change, Mr Sunak simply suggested recycling - a technique that many have argued would not go far enough.Meanwhile Liz Truss was keen to let the world know that she had been an eco-warrior "before it was fashionable"."I was a teenage eco warrior campaigning against damage to the ozone layer," the leadership candidate proudly announced.However, some of her critics believe her policy ideas on the matter have barely progressed since those teenage years.She previously held the position of Environment Secretary, but during that time, she cut subsidies for wind farms and dismissed Michael Gove's ideas for cutting air pollution.Ms Truss also announced in March that she would
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Deborah Meaden rages at Sunak and Truss' response to climate change 'They have no idea!'
Climate change was pretty weak from both of them," she declared after watching one of the pair's televised debates.She added: "They clearly have no idea of the scale…."Rishi Sunak has already been slammed for "economic illiteracy" over the issue.In previous government debates, he consistently voted against policies aimed at minimising the perils of climate change and global warming.And just before the pandemic began, he dismissed the idea of a proposal to cut almost all transport emissions by 2030.Back in 2016, he chose not to vote in favour of lowering the maximum carbon emissions for new homes.Meanwhile, he even stood against plans for a windfall tax against oil and gas companies.However he did create incentives for those who installed eco-friendly insulation in their homes, and cut VAT for those who chose to install solar panels on their homes.Plus he also grabbed attention when his Budget Statement announced he would like to divert £1 billion to a Net Zero innovation fund.When asked what members of the public could do in the fight against climate change, Mr Sunak simply suggested recycling - a technique that many have argued would not go far enough.Meanwhile Liz Truss was keen to let the world know that she had been an eco-warrior "before it was fashionable"."I was a teenage eco warrior campaigning against damage to the ozone layer," the leadership candidate proudly announced.However, some of her critics believe her policy ideas on the matter have barely progressed since those teenage years.She previously held the position of Environment Secretary, but during that time, she cut subsidies for wind farms and dismissed Michael Gove's ideas for cutting air pollution.Ms Truss also announced in March that she would
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Strictly star Sara Davies' massive row while with Aljaz after paparazzi intrusion
Dragons' Den star Sara Davies has spoken out about the price of fame after finding herself pursued by a pushy paparazzi photographer who wouldn't stop following her as she headed to her children's school.She had been out at lunch with fellow Strictly Come Dancing star Aljaz Skorjanec when the confrontation began, as she struggled in her bid to protect her children from the scrutiny of the public eye."I just tried to appeal to his better judgment," the 38-year-old explained.Talking on the That Gaby Roslin Podcast, she continued: "I said 'Look, please I'll stand and you can take a picture of me walking along the street and do whatever you want to do, but I'm trying to pick my kids up from school now and I really don't want you to follow me to the school or harass the kids.'"Unfortunately, a shaken Sara didn't get the calm and measured response she was hoping for - and a heated argument began."He scoffed in my face and said 'Ha - like I wasn't sat outside your house for five hours last night!' - and it just hit me like a ton of bricks," she exclaimed."It just terrified me and it just made me think 'Is it worth it?' because that's not what I set out to achieve!"I didn't set out to be in the public eye like this."Sara had already been known for her TV appearances by the time the Crafter's Companion founder joined Dragons' Den.However her fame escalated and toppled off the scale by the time she joined the Strictly Come Dancing team.She and her husband Simon had an intense discussion at the time about whether the show was the right thing for the family."One thing that was really important to us was keeping our kids out of the public eye," she explained."I'm a really big family person and I just want to shout it from the top of
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